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I’ve finally worked out how to include photos in my posts without them being absolutely huge, or tiny and distorted … hence the sudden appearance of pictures on my blog.
Above is a particularly fine example of my photographic skills - a picture of some luxury toilets in Oxford Street.
What makes them so luxurious? Well, I’ve never tried them out as they charge about a million quid for a … ahem, visit, but while you’re there, you can apparently get your nails done, have a makeover, do some yoga, have your palm read, etc. etc. And all this while you’re sitting on the loo! 
Toilet-reviewers from across the land have been impressed by their cleanliness - and the “relaxing lounge music”. The luxury bogs are doing a roaring trade.
Now, why didn’t I think of that?
Brennig replied:
Is a ladies luxury toilet only for ladies of luxury (luxurious ladies)?
Or is it only for those all-too-rare but very luxurious wees (or poos)?
I really think we should be told!
September 10, 2007 at 8:18 am. Permalink.
stratfordgirl replied:
He he! I’ll make sure I ask next time I’m in the vicinity!
September 10, 2007 at 10:54 am. Permalink.
Mya replied:
Is it so luxurious that they wipe your bum for you?
Mya x
September 10, 2007 at 12:17 pm. Permalink.
stratfordgirl replied:
he he - maybe that’s what it is!
September 10, 2007 at 12:28 pm. Permalink.
Miss Despina replied:
Toilet Reviewer?
I had an idea of making a small guide book to all the best places to pee in Prague, especially the free ones - does this make me strange?
September 11, 2007 at 12:27 pm. Permalink.
Jez replied:
Yes.
September 12, 2007 at 11:16 am. Permalink.
Christane replied:
In France we used to have luxury toilets but it didn’t work anymore.
En France on a eu des toilettes de luxe, mais ça ne marchait plus.
there was a Peepee lady (?) to welcome you and every body gave her a tip
Il y avait une dame pipi (!) pour vous accueillir et tout le monde lui donnait un pourboire
And here, I’d like to make a point.
Et là, je voudrais faire remarquer quelque chose
It was a good job, a good bread winner for the old who have no option but to go to work because of retirement roulette,
C’était un bon travail, un bon gagne pain pour les vieux qui n’ont pas d’autre choix que d’aller travailler à cause de la retraite roulette.
That said, 5 quid to go to the toilets that’s luxury.
5 livres pour aller aux toilettes, ça c’est du luxe.
Some of persons are wealthy to afford such amount; Bring it on!
Certains d’entre vous sont riches pour se permettre une telle somme; Pourvu que ça dure
Christane
September 12, 2007 at 11:25 am. Permalink.
stratfordgirl replied:
So what as the best place to wee in Prague then, Despi?!
I wonder how much toilet reviewers get paid and whether they work full time? Probably have to drink a lot of water
September 12, 2007 at 7:04 pm. Permalink.
stratfordgirl replied:
Christane,
Les chiottes ‘de luxe’ en France (celles où les portes s’ouvrent et se ferment toutes seules) me faisaient peur!
J’avais toujours peur d’être prise ‘en flagrant délit’ …
(ps ‘flagrant’ - faut-il mettre un ‘e’ à la fin ou pas?)
September 12, 2007 at 7:12 pm. Permalink.
Miss Despina replied:
Jez is picking on me via your comments box, whilst being in the same room as me - how very post-modern! I’m going to throw a table lamp at him now
Best place to pee in Prague? Difficult to say… No, no, I have it. Cremaria Italia on Parizska in Josefov, just off Old Town Square.
Lush!
September 12, 2007 at 8:55 pm. Permalink.
Christane replied:
It’s ‘flagrant délit’ and that means for those who don’t know to be caught in the act of pouring out a liquid that looks like tea but it’s not tea (in the context here of the luxury toilets)
C’est le flagrant délit et cela signifie pour ceux qui ne le savent pas être attrapé en train de faire couler un liquide qui ressemble à du thé mais qui n’est pas du thé (dans le contexte ici des toilettes de luxe)
In French we have the picturesque expression ‘Flagrant délire’ which means to be caught in the act of doing crazy jokes
En français nous avons l’expression pittoresque de ‘obvious madness’ qui signigie être pris en train de faire des blaques folles
So if you want to change your job, toilet reviewers don’ t exist in France.
Alors si vous voulez changer de travail, critiques de toilettes ça n’existe pas en France
Do you want more information about the skills required to be ‘Dame Pipi’?
Voulez vous que je vous envoie de plus amples informations sur les compétences requises pour être Dame Pipi?
September 12, 2007 at 9:26 pm. Permalink.
stratfordgirl replied:
Jez, Despina: a fight in my comments box! How exciting!
September 13, 2007 at 11:09 am. Permalink.
Despina replied:
It’s really, really sad!
September 13, 2007 at 2:06 pm. Permalink.